Title: Governor Brigham Young Description: The well-organized community established by Governor Brigham Young (AKA: American Moses; 1801-1877), president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where more than 1,000 miles of irrigation canals funneled fresh water to farms from the surrounding mountains; the spaciously planned area provided good schools and roads and fine buildings, but Young's governorship {1850-1858) was marred when he attempted to preserve his Mormon enclave by repelling a flood of immigrants through attacks that were later quelled by Federal troops; seen in this image is the Deseret Store, center, where local products were sold; the many gabled house at right was the Lion House, housing Young's several wives; architecture; carriages; cities; horses; landscapes; Latter-day Saint movement; Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, 1857 Keywords: Mormons, mountains, stores, wooden structures Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 2250 x 1131 (2.54 MPixels) (1.99) Print Size: 19.0 x 9.6 cm; 7.5 x 3.8 inches File Size: 7.29 MB (7,643,524 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000095566 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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